"Chances over" - 5 England hopefuls who had 'nightmare' weekends

Whether they were ruled out by injury or just failed to perform - these players really did have games to forget over the weekend.

Tipped by Eddie Jones for a recall earlier this week, the England international had a torrid time of it this weekend. He was back after a month out following a head knock against Gloucester on Boxing Day, but unfortunately Underhill withdrawn in the 13th minute after suffering another blow to the head when he got his technique wrong looking to make a secondary hit on Robbie Henshaw. A nightmare scenario for the 25-year-old.

Gunning for an England recall following a significant lay-off, the centre was unable to make any sort of impression as Wasps were comfortably beaten by Munster at Thomond Park. Odogwu, who is still uncapped despite being called up for the 2021 SIx Nations, is still thought to be subject of interest from Italy, who he qualifies for through his father.

Devon Live: "Having been recalled by England ahead of the 2022 Six Nations, Nowell was no doubt looking to lay down another marker to Eddie Jones but he failed to have a significant impact on the game making just 10m from five runs."

Devon Live: "It wasn’t a vintage day for Slade who saw some passes go astray and failed to really make a mark with his running game making just 12m from six carries."

Somerset Live: "Off the back of an England call-up this week the fly-half showed flashes of his ability to break the line and offload but his 50/50 gamble passes rarely came off on Saturday.

"In fairness, given a tough gig behind a struggling pack that was further depowered by early injuries."